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Hello fellow FMTV enthusiasts!
I am out of ideas, and after reading through countless threads for the past two weeks, I decided to ask for help!
Here is what I have going on:
M1083A1, Year 2000
One of the two brake pads on the front, left wheel does not release.
I can and have driven it a few hundred feet, but it didn‘t feel right and the truck is also pulling hard to the left because of that.
There seems to be a small leak of some sort on the inside of the left front wheel, not sure where that could come from though.
A friend of mine believes that all brakes seem to be only half released, but I am not sure about that.
I checked...
Glad hands are free of obstructions and all installed;
Air pressure is good on front and rear (120psi);
Parking break does make the swishing sound when activating/deactivating as expected;
I tried using a hammer but no luck. But the brakes are not stuck anyways. They are just not releasing;
Could the ABS light on the instrument dash have anything to do with any of that?
I have downloaded every single TM I could find and the amount of information available is daunting.
I am SO ready to drive it for real, and so excited that I finally have figured out the starting problem by grounding the starter solenoid. THANK YOU SS!
There is still so much to address but being able to actually take it on the road or even pull a trailer with it for a few miles would be „epic“!
Anyone any ideas?!
Thank you!!! Have a great weekend everybody!
![CFD1E6DE-35F4-4607-BCED-E0B5FDC04B5F.jpg CFD1E6DE-35F4-4607-BCED-E0B5FDC04B5F.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/526/526289-c80b82fd835fb2c76575f8e9c077ab77.jpg)
![A2621AEC-C29D-4187-BA15-F7B605CD4D8F.jpg A2621AEC-C29D-4187-BA15-F7B605CD4D8F.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/526/526290-9f5f19d0f54fba0a2df3336c166f31b8.jpg)
I am out of ideas, and after reading through countless threads for the past two weeks, I decided to ask for help!
Here is what I have going on:
M1083A1, Year 2000
One of the two brake pads on the front, left wheel does not release.
I can and have driven it a few hundred feet, but it didn‘t feel right and the truck is also pulling hard to the left because of that.
There seems to be a small leak of some sort on the inside of the left front wheel, not sure where that could come from though.
A friend of mine believes that all brakes seem to be only half released, but I am not sure about that.
I checked...
Glad hands are free of obstructions and all installed;
Air pressure is good on front and rear (120psi);
Parking break does make the swishing sound when activating/deactivating as expected;
I tried using a hammer but no luck. But the brakes are not stuck anyways. They are just not releasing;
Could the ABS light on the instrument dash have anything to do with any of that?
I have downloaded every single TM I could find and the amount of information available is daunting.
I am SO ready to drive it for real, and so excited that I finally have figured out the starting problem by grounding the starter solenoid. THANK YOU SS!
There is still so much to address but being able to actually take it on the road or even pull a trailer with it for a few miles would be „epic“!
Anyone any ideas?!
Thank you!!! Have a great weekend everybody!
![CFD1E6DE-35F4-4607-BCED-E0B5FDC04B5F.jpg CFD1E6DE-35F4-4607-BCED-E0B5FDC04B5F.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/526/526289-c80b82fd835fb2c76575f8e9c077ab77.jpg)
![A2621AEC-C29D-4187-BA15-F7B605CD4D8F.jpg A2621AEC-C29D-4187-BA15-F7B605CD4D8F.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/526/526290-9f5f19d0f54fba0a2df3336c166f31b8.jpg)